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Originally Posted by EliteGTR
when i had my civic si there were 5+ attempted thefts on it. never were able to steal it. A backup battery with a police siren installed sent them running. even if u flat bedded it the alarm would still go off due to a mercury switch.
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If someone with a flatbed shows up, hooks up your car, tows it onto the truck, and sets the alarm off it will probably not be reported. Most people will assume its either parked illegally or its being repossessed. I can remember at least one Honda that was stolen locally where it was hooked to a flatbed, dragged through the yard, in daylight, and none of the neighbors or anyone else reported it.
You could build your own setup using RFID. Id trust it over an out of the box security system since you would be the only person who knows the exact setup. Lots of car makers build chips into their keys, my 01 Prelude has this from the factory, wrap the plastic portion of the key in aluminum foil and the car won't start. Its also what all the new key fob only cars use. It can be beaten (insurance companies disagree and regularly deny theft claims for key fob only cars) but its pretty cool shit and most thieves will just move on to something easier.